One Hundred Years Ago

Charlevoix Sentinel May 5, 1904 Local News: Mrs. Dr. Bailey,
second daughter of Mrs. Julia Gibson of Beaver Island, died at
her home on Mackinaw Island Sunday morning.

Capt. Martin O'Malley, many years ago a well known Beaver
Island resident and brother of Mrs. James Donlevy of St. James,
died in Chicago Friday. Mrs. Donlevy went to Chicago Tuesday.
Marine News: On her Wednesday trip the steamer Beaver went
to the Beavers by way of Wagochance, to land the keeper and his
assistants.

The fishing tug L. W. Knapp arrived here last week from
Dunkirk, New York in charge of Capt. John Dahlmer, to do summer
fishing at Beaver Island.

May 12, 1904 Local News: Jas. McCann of St. James, went
to Chicago on the Illinois yesterday.

Dr. Wilkinson , of St. James, went to Thompsonville last
week. Mrs. M. V. Cook, who has been living there returned with
him, and will remain a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Blodgitt.

Sylvester McDonough, a former resident of Beaver Island,
died at Ashland, Wisconsin last Friday. The remains arrived here
Monday in charge of a brother, Patrick McDonough, and were taken
to St. James for interment.

Capt. M. Bonner, of St. James, yesterday bought the schooner
Rouse Simmons, which wintered here. He will run her in the Beaver
Island and Chicago trade.

Jerry Corbett, an old settler of Beaver Island and who
lived alone on a farm near the harbor [north of Barneys
Lake], died suddenly at St. James last Wednesday night. When the
Beaver left there Wednesday, Mr. Corbett was loading seed peas
on his wagon, and was about to start for home

May 26, 1904 Local News: Census Numerators named
For Peaine and St. James - James Gallagher